Description of Services
NOMAS -
The NOMAS is a diagnostic tool to differentiate between normal sucking, disorganized sucking, and disordered sucking in infants of gestational ages from 23 weeks and beyond. Research has shown that differentiation between these categories is crucial to the future of premature babies or of older children who were born prematurely or with neurological defects.
TalkTools -
Talk Tools is a systematic approach to achieve oral and facial myofunctional success.
Beckman Oral-Motor Protocol services -
The Beckman Oral-Motor Assessment Protocol is a diagnostic and treatment tool used to determine oral motor delays and disorders (muscle strength, muscle coordination, and reflexive movements). The Beckman Protocol is useful in helping adults and children to develop appropriate mechanical muscle responses on a reflexive level, improve range of motion, and improve strength of oral/facial musculature that are crucial components for feeding, talking, and personal hygiene.
Fast Forward Language Series -
Develops the following foundational skills: Listening Accuracy, Auditory Sequencing, Phonological Accuracy, Phonological Fluency, Auditory Word Recognition, and Listening Comprehension.
Vital Stim -
VitalStim Therapy is a safe and effective treatment for patients suffering with difficulty swallowing or dysphagia. It was developed in response to the 15 million Americans living with dysphagia today.
Pediatric FEES -
A fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is a test used to evaluate your swallowing function.
M.O.R.E Approach -
An approach based on the theory that all functions begin orally from birth throughout Adulthood.
S.O.S Approach-
A system of hierarchies designed to overcome food aversions and tube feed weanings.
